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Literary theory : a very short introduction / Jonathan Culler

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 4Publication details: Oxford : Oxford U.P. [2000 c1997]Description: 149 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780192853837
  • 9780192853837
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Contents:
What is theory? -- What is literature and does it matter? -- Literature and cultural studies -- Language, meaning and interpretation -- Rhetoric, poetics and poetry -- Narrative -- Performative language -- Identity, identification and the subject
Summary: Culler offers insights into theories about the nature of language and meaning, looks at whether literature is a form of self-expression or a method of appeal to an audience, and outlines the ideas behind deconstruction and semiotics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

What is theory? -- What is literature and does it matter? -- Literature and cultural studies -- Language, meaning and interpretation -- Rhetoric, poetics and poetry -- Narrative -- Performative language -- Identity, identification and the subject

Culler offers insights into theories about the nature of language and meaning, looks at whether literature is a form of self-expression or a method of appeal to an audience, and outlines the ideas behind deconstruction and semiotics.

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